October 12, 2008
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He will still feed me
…but he doesn’t need me, now I’m sixty-four, and he is sixty-one. He never needed me, and I think that is great — that he’d still want me around even though I’m non-essential. What a privilege that is. What a guy.
In my mind, he often appears the way he looked on our honeymoon.
The years have changed him some. Now he looks more like this:
…still kinda cute, I think.He was born the same year as O. J. Simpson, the year Aleister Crowley died, Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose, and Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1. Ironically, he was born on a holiday honoring a man not particularly beloved of his Muscogee relations, a man without whose existence and accomplishments neither he nor I nor any of us cross-bred American mongrels would have been born .
I gave him a book for his birthday, because I could. If I’d had the means, I would have given him a lot of things he’d value more, such as
…but he can’t afford to have me blowing our money on expensive gifts, even though he is pulling in the currency fairly well this weekend at the gun show on the fairgrounds.
Today, in case you haven’t guessed already, is ArmsMerchant‘s birthday.
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And Happy Birthday to the old fart!
Enjoy! Celebrate a life!
Happy birthday to him. =]
Hope you both enjoy his birthday!!
One thing that Jakob and I both treasure is the fact that we do not need the other person and we still want them around. It’s great to know we are not the only souls who feel that way.
What a wonderful tribute! I love reading about you and the “old fart” because you have such wonderful tender insights not only into that private relationship, but also into the way people relate to each other across the board.
Happy Celebration to you both.
He has barely changed a bit. really!
happy birthday to the old man.
Now that song is going to be running through my head! Sounds like true love to me…
Lucky to be loved is what we are!
That’s sweeter than the honey I had on pancakes this morning.
Happy birthday to Greyfox!
If there were such a thing as luck, I’d wish you good luck finding a new cake.
Happy birthday to him!!!
Happy Birthday <3
bet it made him smile
Beautiful entry
Happy Birthday to him! Belatedly, of course.
Sorry I ate your cake.
@ArmsMerchant - Here’s a new cake to replace the one I ate.
Belated birthday wishes to Armsmerchant
Not needing you is the real blessing. He’s there with you because he wants to be, not because he needs to be. Happy birthday to him
Yes, I totally understand. BF and I don’t need each other, but we enjoy being around each other. Never mind the age difference.
Happy birthday to the old ArmsMerchant….and happy October to you.
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Thanks to all for the kind wishes–and thanks to SuSu–when we met, I was lost–now I am found.
@ArmsMerchant - Now that is beautiful. What a gift you got.